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news12 days ago•14 min saved

Marathon Unveils Multiseason Blueprint to Broaden Its Player Base

Bungie outlines a multi-season plan to widen Marathon’s audience by adding PvE-focused modes, PvP-lite options, and improved onboarding and endgame. Season 2 will introduce two experiments—one PvE+light PvP at launch and a later PvE-only crew objective mode—along with a rotating Duos queue, larger vaults, the Night Marsh map, Cradle progression, and a new Sentinel. Looking beyond, Seasons 3–5 will overhaul onboarding on Perimeter, deepen the extraction loop, and eventually integrate PV(P)VE play to keep Marathon evolving through 2027 and beyond.

via Kotaku|

#bungie #marathon #news

tech15 days ago•50 min saved

Venmo tests privacy-first redesign with friend-only default posts

Venmo is rolling out a major app redesign that sets new users’ posts to be visible only to friends by default during onboarding, with options to make posts public or private later. The update, part of a broader redesign including new surfaces like Send, Money, and Rewards, aims to boost user trust and privacy; rollout will occur in stages on iOS/Android in the coming weeks.

via The Verge|

#app-redesign #onboarding #payments

gaming1 month ago•9 min saved

Pokemon Champions: A Promising Door to Competitive Play With Some Hurdles

Pokemon Champions aims to democratize competitive Pokemon battles with a free-to-play model and clearer mechanics, delivering faster, more legible battles and easier training, but it struggles with onboarding for new players, uneven matchmaking, and monetization tied to Pokemon Home and VP. The core depth is strong and the ranked scene is engaging, yet the experience can feel uneven for newcomers until balance patches widen the roster and simplify access.

via GameSpot|

#competitive #free-to-play #gaming

tech3 months ago•58 min saved

Ikea’s Matter devices stumble at setup with connectivity woes

Ikea’s Matter-over-Thread smart home devices—including lights, a smart button, and sensors—are facing onboarding and connectivity problems for some users, with multiple devices failing to pair or stay connected across major platforms like Apple Home, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa. Ikea says it’s aware of the issues and is investigating with ecosystem partners and the Connectivity Standards Alliance to fix the problems as Matter deployments continue.

via The Verge|

#ikea #matter #onboarding

gaming5 months ago•3 min saved

Destiny 2: Renegades Launches with New Weapons and Exciting Content

The 'Renegades' expansion for Destiny 2 offers a fresh and engaging experience for new players, serving as a good onboarding with its Star Wars-like themes and accessible gameplay, making it a suitable entry point into the game despite the complex story background.

via Forbes|

#destiny-2 #expansion #gaming

technology8 months ago•90 min saved

A Beginner's Perspective on Your Developer Tutorial

The article emphasizes the importance of having less experienced users test documentation by attempting to follow it without help, to identify gaps and improve clarity. It discusses common issues with technical docs, such as lack of context, missing units, and assumptions about prior knowledge, and advocates for iterative testing, clear audience targeting, and practical exercises like screen sharing and recording to enhance understanding. The author also highlights the value of observing real users' struggles to refine documentation and improve onboarding processes, ultimately aiming for self-serve, accessible, and effective technical resources.

via Hacker News|

#developer-experience #documentation #onboarding

employment2 years ago•3 min saved

Job Regret: Workers' Tears Shed Within a Week of Starting

A survey by Bamboo HR reveals that 70% of employees decide if their job is right for them within the first month of being hired, with 44% regretting a job they took within a week of starting it. Additionally, 23% admitted to crying during their first week at a new job. Poor onboarding experiences and inconsistent expectations set by managers across departments contribute to these feelings of regret. The Great Resignation has highlighted that some workers who quit their jobs for better pay and conditions ended up regretting their decision, often due to a decline in work-life balance or unmet expectations. The survey suggests that job dissatisfaction is a significant factor in these regrets.

via Fortune|

#employment #great-resignation #hiring-process

business2 years ago•7 min saved

"4 Reasons Why Bosses Are Saying No to Remote Work"

The remote work revolution may not materialize as companies are getting fed up with it, according to economic blogger Kevin Drum. He highlighted four key pieces of evidence, including remote work being bad for new hires and junior employees, causing more problems than in-person work, remote workers putting in 3.5 hours less per week compared to in-person workers, and productivity plummeting on days when everyone is working remotely. While workers insist they won't be going back to the office, companies are pushing for a return to the physical workplace.

via Fortune|

#business #hybrid-work #onboarding

business2 years ago•7 min saved

"4 Reasons Why Bosses Are Saying No to Remote Work"

The Wall Street Journal reports that even tech firms are getting engineers and project managers back in the office, marking the end of the golden age of remote work. Kevin Drum, formerly of Mother Jones, predicts that there is no future of work and that most of the private sector will go back to work in the physical sense. The tide is turning against remote work for four main reasons: it is bad for new hires and junior employees, workers admit that remote work sometimes causes more problems than in-person work, remote workers put in 3.5 hours less per week compared to in-person workers, and productivity plummets on days when everyone is working remotely.

via Yahoo Finance|

#business #hybrid-work #onboarding

technology3 years ago•3 min saved

"Apple introduces TipKit to enhance app usability"

Apple has introduced TipKit, a new developer toolkit that will allow developers to introduce users to their mobile apps by showing them tips on how to get started. The framework will include templates that will match what users are already used to sharing in system apps, and developers will be able to control when and where their tips appear. Apple itself will be leveraging TipKit to introduce native tips to its own apps, like FaceTime, Photos, and Messages in iOS 17.

via TechCrunch|

#app-development #apple #onboarding

social-media3 years ago•1 min saved

Mastodon streamlines sign-up process to attract users

Mastodon has simplified its sign-up process by making one of its instances, mastodon.social, a default option for new users. While users can still choose from any of the available servers, the new onboarding process aims to make it easier for casual users to get started on the decentralized social network. Mastodon hopes that by removing the hurdle of choosing an instance, it can better showcase the benefits of decentralized social networks and attract new users. The service has also announced that it has surpassed a billion posts per month and is continuing to improve its features and moderation tools.

via Engadget|

#decentralization #elon-musk #mastodon

social-media3 years ago•2 min saved

Simplified Account Creation on Mastodon

Mastodon is making it easier for new users to create an account on the platform by directing them to mastodon.social instead of prompting them to choose from one of the thousands of other servers. The change is aimed at helping new users get past the sign-up process and more quickly engage with others. Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko says this change is necessary to make decentralization mainstream. Mastodon is also rolling out quote posts, improved content and profile search, and groups.

via The Verge|

#bluesky #decentralization #mastodon